How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures (2018 consensus study report)¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 review), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The featured publication of this activity is "How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures", a Consensus Study Report completed in 2018. The page states that "the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy", which the report synthesizes. It is the product of the ad hoc committee described in the statement of task.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Conducted by an appropriately knowledgeable and balanced ad hoc committee following institutional policies and procedures, including Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• learners from birth through adulthood

Target Learning Goals¶

• understanding how people learn across formal and informal settings

Claims¶

• The study gives explicit consideration to cultural differences and similarities in learning, including English learners and learners with learning disabilities [+W]
• How People Learn II updates and extends the 2000 How People Learn report by synthesizing research on learning from birth through adulthood in formal and informal settings [+W]

Related Elements¶

• How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (Expanded Edition)
• Ad hoc committee of sixteen members chaired by Cora B. Marrett
• Sponsor consortium of seven funders supporting the study

Examples¶

• Specify directions for strategic investments in research and development to support learning

Key Sources¶

• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures. Consensus Study Report. https://www.nationalacademies.org/publications/24783